LOGAN, Utah – Utah State men's tennis finished ranked No. 3 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Mountain Region end of the year rankings. Graduate senior
Bodin Zarkovic, senior Stijn Paardekoooper and junior Sergi Micó Fenollar were ranked in the top 20 in the region singles rankings, while Paardekooper and sophomore
Nuno Pinheiro ranked third in the region for doubles.
The Aggies posted an overall record of 18-5 and a conference record of 5-1. They clinched a share of the Mountain West regular season title and finished 65th in the national ITA rankings.
Zarkovic was ranked fifth in the ITA Mountain Region singles rankings. Zarkovic competed at the first position, where he posted a 16-5 record and a 5-1 conference record. He was named to the all-Mountain West singles and doubles teams and earned MW Player of the Week honors after posting a win in singles and doubles to help the Aggies clinch a share of the league regular season title (4/22).
Paardekooper was ranked ninth in the ITA Mountain Region singles rankings. He posted an overall singles record of 13-5. Paardekooper, who competed at the second position, was named to the all-MW singles team and the Mountain West all-tournament singles team.
Fenollar was ranked 13th in the ITA Mountain Region singles rankings, as he posted an overall singles record of 14-4 and a conference singles record of 3-1. He competed at the third position throughout the year and was named to the All-MW singles and doubles teams.
Paardekooper and Pinherio were ranked third in the ITA Mountain Region doubles rankings. They competed at the first position throughout the season, posting a 10-6 overall record and a conference record of 4-1. The pairing was named to the all-MW doubles team.
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